Snacks on Sunday--Brunch Edition

Perfect for a light brunch on a Saturday or Sunday Morning (as we enjoyed them!)

Simple Coffee Cake@ Eat At Home

Bacon, Cheese & Egg Biscuit Cups @ Cooking During Stolen Moments


Enjoy!

Cooking Hazards

The offending kitchen tool---

The results--

 

4 stitches in my thumb.  Not great news for a mommy who happily spends hours in her kitchen.

Oh fiddlesticks!  

I swear I was being careful when I was cutting the onion for our turkey patties.  I had homemade hamburger buns going in the bread machine and I had mixed together a new selection of spices to go in our patties.

After a visit to the doctor we ended up having chicken nuggets and fries out of the freezer.  

My AWESOME husband has agreed (and already started) to finish off the dinner planned and freeze it for a later date.

The next few days should be interesting, especially since I'm having company for dinner this weekend.  

Honey buns, put on your apron!  It's time to get cookin'!

Menu Plan Monday--Feb. 22

 

This week is scheduled to be a quiet week here.  

I am starting to think about my March Menu.  I plan to try out doing some OAMC cooking to make the meal preps a bit easier around here.  

I've been reading about Amish cooking.  I'm finding the recipes to be both healthy and simple.  I am so into cooking from scratch and knowing exactly what is in my food.  I feel like my family is taking in less sugar, fat, and sodium-and we are still enjoying!

Here's what is on tap for this week--

Monday-Mexican Macaroni (from the freezer)

Tuesday-Turkey Patties, Veggies, Fries

Wednesday- Southwest Roll-ups

Thursday- SC Spaghetti and Meatballs, Veggie, Italian Bread sticks

Friday- Waffles, Eggs, Fruit

Saturday- B:Cereal
     L: Mac and Cheese
     D: Chicken Parmigiana, Homemade Bread, Salad

Sunday- B:Egg Cupcakes, Bacon, Bread
     L:Who knows...

     D: Snacks on Sunday--TBA

Be sure to visit I'm an Organizing Junkie for more delicious meal plans!

Can anyone else recommend some good "cooking from scratch/whole food" sites or cookbooks?  It keeps me motivated!

Snacks on Sunday--Chili Wraps--from the Leftovers!

This week I made Crock Pot Chicken Chili.   As usual, chili makes a lot of food and can feed us several times.

We needed to change it up a bit!


It seems as though if food is wrapped in tortilla--no matter what is inside--it will be eaten!

So, Chili Wraps were born from our leftover chili!

Easy, Easy Directions

1. First spread avocado or guacamole on your tortilla (FREE guacamole from Harris Teeter Super Doubles).

2. Heat your leftover chili with some shredded cheese and spread it on top of the guacamole.

 

3. Roll, slice, and ENJOY!

Does anyone else have a good snack or idea from leftovers?

Crock Pot Chicken Chili

Hello Chicken Chili!  This warmed our tummies and fed us for several meals.

We have enjoyed chicken chili many time in the past.  This week when my boneless chicken did not thaw in time for baked chicken I decided to make chicken chili for us instead and experiment in the crock pot. 

Crock Pot Chicken Chili

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast
1 med. onion, chopped
1 med. zucchini, chopped
1 TB olive oil
2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. coriander
4 oz chopped green chilies
1 large carrot, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
4 c of kidney or northern beans
2 c chicken broth

Salt and Pepper to taste

Toppings--Sour Cream, Shredded Cheese


Directions

1. Heat skillet with olive oil.  Once the pan is hot, add in onion and zucchini until both are soft, about 6 minutes.  Add in garlic and stir for 2 minutes.  Add in cumin, oregano, and coriander and saute for 1 minute.

2. Spray crock pot with cooking spray and place chicken on the bottom. 

3. Layer carrots, green chilies, onion/zucchini mixture, and beans on top of chicken.  Add in chicken broth.

4.Cover and cook on low.  After 5 hours remove the chicken, shred it and place it back into the crock pot. Continue to cook for an additional 1-2 hours on low.

5. Serve with homemade chips or crackers. Top with cheese and sour cream. 

I found that the cooking of some of the veggies and spices really brought out wonderful flavors in the chili. My husband added in a sprinkle of Tabasco sauce to spice it up.

I'm in recipe sharing heaven--go check out and link up your recipes at--

 What's in Your Crock Pot @ Smockity Frocks

Tempt my Tummy Tuesday @ Blessed with Grace


Tasty Tuesday @ Balancing Beauty and Bedlam

Meal Plan Monday--Feb 14th

What will this week bring?

Last week we had a 15 hour power outage which put a serious pause in my cooking plans.

This week is a quiet one, at least so far.  The weather is going to improve right?  What a crazy winter.

I was able to make some homemade spaghetti sauce this weekend.  I'm hoping to make some banana bread this week to feed the troops.

I'm trying out a couple recipes from the the 5 Dollar Dinner Mom's Cookbook.  I was really impressed with the pizza crust and homemade pizza sauce we had on Valentine's Day .

What are you cooking this week?  Here's our plan--

Monday-Italian Turkey Burgers, Carrots, Sweet Potato Fries

Tuesday-Baked Boneless Chicken, Veggies, and Bread

Wednesday- Southwest Roll-ups w/ Ground Turkey

Thursday- Chili w/ Homemade Chips

Friday- French Toast, Fruit


Saturday-  B:Sausage Egg Sandwiches
     L:Leftovers
     D:Eat Out


Sunday-Overnight Oatmeal
     L:Leftovers
     D: Veggie Spring Rolls

Be sure to check out Orgjunkie.com for more yummy menu plans!

Valentine Food

We enjoyed heart shaped food today--

Lunch

Cream Cheese and Jelly Hearts

 

Dinner

Heart Shaped Pizza

I made Erin's pizza crust and homemade pizza sauce and it was a HIT!

Hope you all had lots of lovin' today too!

Snacks on Sunday--Valentine Edition

We are having a FUN Valentine's weekend!



We made family valentines.  We each picked a name and made a valentine for that family member. 

 

We decorated homemade sugar cookies.  Oh the yum....

Here's my Snacks on Sunday--


My husband and I made Hot Jalapeno Crab Dip  as our Valentine Dinner Appetizer.

It was good.  Very good.  Especially if you like my new found love--Pickled Jalapeno Peppers.  Try them!

Does anyone have any recipes that uses them?   Delish.

Lastly, I plan to make heart-shaped pancakes, heart-shaped cream cheese/jelly sandwiches, and heart-shaped crust pizza tomorrow.

Menu Plan Monday

 I'm still recovering from the 1st birthday party festivities and my husband's wisdom teeth surgery.  I'm not sure how cooking will go this week.  Do you ever have those weeks?  Yes, this is what I am planning....not sure if it will get executed.

Cutting coupons and making a grocery list tonight!  Shopping tomorrow!

Here's the plan--



Monday-Leftovers

Tuesday- Mexican Stuffed Shells

Wednesday-Mustard Glazed Chicken, Couscous, Veggie

Thursday-Crock Pot TBA

Friday- Ham Quiche, Pancakes, Fruit


Saturday-B: Toast and Eggs
     L: Hot Dogs, Fruit
     D: Valentine's Day Date Night Dinner

Sunday- B: Valentine Pancakes
     L: Heart Shaped Sandwiches
     D: Valentine Mini Pizzas


Head over to Orgjunkie.com for many more YUMMY menu plans!

Super Snacks on Sunday

Family has taken a back door to blogging about food lately but I wanted to share with you the snacks that are going on our table on this Super Bowl Sunday--

We celebrated our daughter's 1st birthday this afternoon and I put out Gingerbread Lattes and Fondue for the adults.  We also had some special cupcakes that I'll share about soon.

For the Super Bowl we have veggie chili, spinach artichoke dip and wings--YUM!

My mother in law is visiting and she brought Make It Fast, Cook It Slow and we have really been enjoying it!

Come back tomorrow for Menu Plan Monday!